Where does “centelha” come from?

centelha (Portuguese) comes from Spanish centella, from Latin scintilla, from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

centelha (Portuguese): sparkle; sudden and unexpected intuition;...

Definitions

  1. sparkle; sudden and unexpected intuition;...

Ancestry of “centelha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcentellaspark
2Latinscintillaspark; glimmer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanski-nto-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto- →